Temple Domestic Appliances Division One Glenree United 2 – 0 Gweedore Celtic Bonagee United 0 v 4 Donegal Town CT Ball Division Two Kerrykeel ’71 F.C. 2 v 0 Copany Rovers Dunkineely Celtic 1 – 1 Whitestrand United Lifford Celtic 4 v 0 Curragh Athletic
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FAI JUNIOR CUP results – Sunday, October 23: Milford United 2 v 3 Drumoghill F.C. Castlefin Celtic 14 v 3 KS Eagles Kildrum Tigers 2 v 0 Clones Town Keadue Rovers 3 v 0 Illies Celtic Cranford United 0 v 3 Glenea United Erne Wanderers 4 – 3 Drumkeen United Raphoe Town 1 v 3
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FAI Intermediate Cup results – Sunday, October 23: Cockhill Celtic 7 v 0 Swilly Rovers *Scorers: Ronan Ollie Doherty (3), Mark Moran (2), Jimmy Bradley (1), Another (1) Fanad United v Bonagee United *Fanad scorer: John McGarvey *Bonagee scorers: Francesco Crisco, Seamus Brown
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Munster rugby’s late coach Anthony Foley would not have wanted the club’s game to have been postponed yesterday, according to Highland Radio’s rugby correspondent. Alex McDonald said it was right for the game to go ahead and stated that 26,500 Munster rugby fans agreed. He said they were there to pay their respects and it
Rugby review: Munster right to stage match soon after Anthony Foley’s death Read More »
NBL result: LYIT Donegal 71 v 76 Sligo The basketball team of LYIT Donegal lost its third consecutive match in its inaugural National Basketball League campaign on Saturday night. But head coach Niall McDermott spoke after the 76 to 71 loss and told Sunday Sport that he remains confident that the team is progressing steadily.
LYIT Donegal’s basketball team suffer narrow loss in debut league campaign Read More »
Donegal champions Glenswilly take on Termon in the Donegal All County League and we will have live updates and reaction. It is St Eunan’s up against Naomh Conaill in the Donegal Minor Championship Final and we will also bring you live updates and reaction from that clash. Fanad Utd and Bonagee Utd is our feature
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Donegal Senior Championship Relegation Play-off Final replay result: Killybegs 2-13 (19) v (8) 1-06 Glenfin Killybegs will be playing senior football next season after winning this play-off final today. They won by 12 points in the replay on Saturday afternoon and it means Glenfin will now be relegated to intermediate football. The first match on
Killybegs win Donegal Senior Championship Relegation Play-off Final replay Read More »
The man of the match in today’s Donegal Senior Championship Relegation Play-off Final replay said it is a relief that Killybegs will be playing top level football next year. Hugh McFadden scored the first point for Killybegs in today’s clash with Glenfin and also netted the goal that ended any chance of a shock result.
Killybegs’ man of the match Hugh McFadden reveals relief at avoiding drop Read More »
Donegal Senior C Championship Final result: Glenswilly 1-05 (8) v 0-06 (6) Naomh Conaill Glenswilly made it a double championship winning season today when the club clinched the Donegal Senior C Championship Final. They beat Naomh Conaill in a low-scoring game at O’Donnell Park, less than a week after the seniors were also celebrating at
Glenswilly cap great week by winning Donegal Senior C Championship Final Read More »
GAA results – October 22, 2016: Donegal Senior Championship Relegation Play-off Final replay: Killybegs 2-13 (19) v (8) 1-06 Glenfin Donegal Senior C Championship Final: Glenswilly 1-05 (8) v (6) 0-06 Naomh Conaill Donegal Intermediate B Championship Final: Fanad Gaels 1-02 (5) v (14) 1-11 Cloughaneely
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The Division Three Championship Final will be staged tomorrow between the minors of Glenfin and Malin. Highland Radio’s GAA correspondent Tom Comack has been speaking with Glenfin minors’ manager Joe McGlynn and Malin minors’ manager Patrick Collins. Joe said… Patrick said…
GAA preview: Division Three Championship Final Read More »
The Donegal Minor Football Championship Final is on tomorrow between Naomh Conaill and St Eunan. Both clubs will be looking to put some gloss on a season that ended in Donegal championship disappointment for their seniors. Naomh Conaill’s manager John O’Malley and St Eunan’s manager Jim Clarke have been speaking with Highland Radio’s GAA correspondent
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Ulster Rugby Championship Div 2 result: Limavady 66 v 0 Lisburn This was a heavy defeat by Lisburn as they comprehensively swept aside by rampaging Limavady side on Saturday afternoon. At half-time, Limavady were way out in front on a score of 26 points to nil as Lisburn had not registered on the scoreboard. Lisburn’s
Rugby: Lisburn have a nightmare as Limavady win 66-0 Read More »
Donegal Junior League results – October 22, 2016: Voodoo Venue Cup Milford United Reserves 3 v 1 St. Catherines Reserves Glencar Inn Saturday Division Arranmore United 1 v 0 Drumbar F.C. Orchard F.C. L – L Dunlewey Celtic Glencar Celtic 13 v 0 Fintown Harps AFC Saturday Reserve Division Cappry Rovers Reserves –
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There were several successes for Donegal athletes and their clubs at the Ulster Even Age Cross-roads Championships in Jordanstown, Belfast, today. Mia Fletcher, from Carnford, won the U10 girls’ race and Cranford’s Caolan McFadden came second in the U10 boys’ category. There were also top spot performances by some of Donegal clubs in the teams
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Ireland ladies’ midfielder Roma McLaughlin believes the under-19s can achieve their target of topping their qualifying group tomorrow. They take on Italy in Skopje, FYR Macedonia. Roma, from Greencastle, said: “The objective when we came out here was nine points, so we know that we have to beat Italy to complete that. We are pushing to
Donegal soccer star Roma McLaughlin has big hopes for Ireland U19s Read More »
Police in Derry are appealing for witnesses following the burglary of a shop on the Creggan Road. The incident took place at around 4 o’clock this morning. The PSNI say a white coloured car was used to force entry into the rear of the premises. A number of hooded males then entered the shop and
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The Government is being urged to do all it can to keep Northern Ireland within the EU. The Taoiseach is due to chair an all island forum on BREXIT next month – in the absence of the north’s First Minister Arlene Foster. Sinn Féin says the body needs to come up with a practical way
Gerry Adams says Northern Ireland can’t be forced to leave the EU Read More »
Colum Eastwood has become the first leader of the nationalist SDLP to address the Ulster Unionist Party conference. He’s called for greater co operation between the parties, in an address at the gathering in Belfast. Both parties have withdrawn from the power-sharing executive – and are the leading opposition forces in the northern Assembly. In
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Derry City wrapped up third place in the Airtricity League Premier Division on Friday night with a 2-1 victory over Sligo Rovers in their frinal home game of the season. The Candystrips had to come from behind with goals from Aaron McEneff and Barry McNamee to seal the win and a top three place with
Barry McNamee and Aaron McEneff on Derry City’s win and third place finish Read More »
Derry City manager Kenny Shiels has praised his players’ character to come from behind to win on Friday night and challenged them to clinch the league next year. Derry secured third place in the Premier Division with a 2-1 victory over Sligo Rovers in their final home game of the season. Kenny has recapped a
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Shaun Mc Shane lost to Eddie Doyle in a Scottish Super Lightweight title bout in Motherwell on Friday night. The former Dungloe ABC member was beaten over ten rounds on points in the headline fight at the Alona Hotel. It’s the second time this year McShane has lost to Doyle, the first was back in
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Killyclogher lifted their first O’Neill Cup since 2003 when they beat Coalisland in the replay of the Tyrone Senior Football Championship Final on Friday night. The St Mary’s side were the dominated force in a commanding 0-20 to 0-6 win at Healy Park in Omagh. The newly crowed Tyrone champions will now play Cargin in
Dominic Corrigan on Killyclogher’s championship success Read More »
Finn Harps 0-0 draw with Wexford Youths on Friday night could be the defining point of the season for the Ballybofey side. It means Wexford have to beat Cork on Monday night to keep chase with Harps. If they don’t win, Harps will stay in the Premier Division, if they do take victory it will
Ollie Horgan “It’s a great point” Read More »
We will have live updates from the Donegal Senior Championship Relegation Play-off Final replay between Glenfin and Killybegs. We will also follow the Donegal Senior C Championship Final between Glenswilly and Naomh Conaill and have post-match reactions. The Donegal Minor Football Championship Final between Naomh Conaill and St Eunan’s is on tomorrow and we hear
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National Slow Down Day began yesterday morning at 7am and finished this morning at 7am. An Garda Siochana and Go Safe checked over 135,000 vehicles over the 24 hour period with 341 vehicles detected driving at excess speed. In Donegal, a driver was recorded doing 129 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the N13
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Councillor John Sheamais Ó Fearraigh has called a Public Meeting next week to discuss the future of the post office in Dunlewey. The Post Mistress is stepping down after over two decades of service – An Post has instead of automatically placing the contract out to a competitive tendering process, put the contract for the
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Wexford Youths 0 Finn Harps 0 Finn Harps have taken another step closer to securing their Premier Division status by taking a point at Wexford Youths. The game at Ferrycarraig Park ended 0-0 which means Harps stay six points ahead of Wexford who sit in the relegation play off spot. Wexford have two games remaining
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Derry City 2-1 Sligo Rovers The final home game of the 2017 season ended with a win for Derry City when they came from behind to beat Sligo Rovers by two goals to one. Having secured European football for next season following the home win over Bohemians, City were looking to finish in third spot
McNamee goal secures third place for Derry City Read More »
Killyclogher 0-20 Coalisland 0-6 Killyclogher captured the O’Neill Cup with a commanding display in a one-sided Tyrone SFC final replay at Healy Park. Coalisland had to play most of the second half with 14 men following the second yellow card dismissal of Padraig Hampsey, but by that stage they were already eight points behind and
Killyclogher cruise to Tyrone Senior Championship Read More »
A Garda crackdown on speeding continues as part of “Slow Down Day” continues until 7 o’clock on Saturday morning. A full complement of GoSafe vans has been deployed and are being backed up by extra garda patrols. There have been an number of notable detections in Donegal since the initiative got underway on Friday morning.
“Slow Down Day” message not getting through to some drivers in Donegal Read More »
Former Finn Harps Captain Declan Boyle says Finn Harps are more than capable of securing their Premier Division status this evening at Ferrycarraig Park. The Ballybofey blues go to Wexford knowing three points will make sure of another term in the top flight. A draw could be enough but only if Wexford don’t win their
There are calls on the government to appoint a full Minister to deal with Brexit. Fianna Fail TD Mark McSharry says the North West is already suffering as a result of the Brexit vote with the collapse of Sterling is sending shoppers across the Border. He says the lack of a tangible plan to deal
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There are question marks over the future of the post office in Dunlewey. The Post Mistress is stepping down after over two decades of service – An Post has put the contract for the branch out to Public Consultation. While the fate of the branch in Dunlewey is uncertain there is no guarantee that the
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The IFA is accusing Transport Minister Shane Ross of using a sledgehammer to crack a nut in discussions on the development of greenways. There are a number of greenway proposals being considered across the country, including some in Donegal, and this week, Minister Ross said he believes compulsory purchase orders may be necessary. However,
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A military parade will take place in Donegal Town on Monday ahead of the deployment of a number of Donegal based soldiers to serve with the 109th Infantry Batallion in South Lebanon. The 28th Infantry Batallion at Finner Camp will be the lead batallion in the UNIFIL deployment, which has a total of 336 troops
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Finn Harps Marc Walsh and Bonagee United’s Connor Reilly have been selected on the Republic of Ireland squad for the forthcoming Victory Shield tournament in Edinburgh. The Irish will go into the tournament looking to make their mark against neighbouring opponents Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Republic Manager Paul Osam had experience of this tournament
Walsh and Reilly named on Republic U16 squad for Scottish tournament Read More »
Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan says recent figures prove that mental health services in Northern Ireland have been criminally underfunded. Mr Durkan, the SDLP’s Health Spokesperson told the assembly this week that although mental health issues account for around 25% of healthcare cases, mental health services receive only 5.5% of the healthcare budget. Health Minister
Mark H.Durkan says mental services in Northern Ireland are “criminally underfunded” Read More »
Gardai have launched a crackdown on speeding to coincide with “Slow Down Day”, which got underway this morning. Inspector Michael Harrison of the Traffic Corps in Donegal says as well as a full complement of GoSafe vans, extra garda patrols are also being deployed today. Earlier this week, gardai say one man was detected doing
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Garda sergeants and inspectors have started a work-to-rule, for the first time ever. It’s part of an historic campaign of industrial action over pay and conditions which includes 4 strike days next month. Thousands of middle ranking officers won’t use the PULSE computer system until 7pm this evening. It was agreed yesterday that custody sergeants
AGSI work to rule gets underway as talks continue Read More »
Parents are paying the price of the the Government’s failure to commit to a Minor Works Grant for schools. That’s according to Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher who claims the scheme has been consistently underfunded by the government in recent years, which has led to schools having to forgo essential maintenance work. The Grant is
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Donegal County Council is advising farmers & growers who are experiencing problems with birds, that the use of crow bangers should be considered only as a last resort. The bangers have been tradiontally used to scare of birds affecting crops or grain storage areas but have been known to cause annoyance to those living close
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Inishowen’s Roma Mc Laughlin featured for the Republic of Ireland u19’s on Thursday as they booked their place in the Elite Round of qualifying for the UEFA European Championships. Two goals from Leanne Kiernan and a superb team performance saw the Republic record a 2-0 victory over Wales. McLaughlin was strong in midfield throughout, controlling
McLaughlin stars for Republic as Elite Round passage in secured Read More »
Finn Harps can secure top flight football for next season at Ferrycarraig Park tonight. Ollie Horgan’s men are in Wexford knowing victory would confirm their place in the Premier Division for another year. But Wexford have it all to play for to, the Youths currently sit in the relegation play-off spot and a win at
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Derry City’s hunt for third place in the Premier Division of the Airtricty League continues tonight in their final home game of the season. Kenny Shiels side face off against Sligo Rovers at the Brandywell in the last of the northwest derby battles. A win tonight will secure third, as all they need is two
Derry City can secure third place with victory at home to Sligo Read More »
A 15 Minute Programme presented by Chris Ashmore every Thursday at 7.05pm highlighting all that’s happening in the farming community.
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Donegal County Council are advising motorists using the dual carriageway between Manorcunningham Roundabout and the Dry Arch Roundabout in Letterkenny that the Contractor doing this work on behalf of Transport Infrastructure Ireland has engaged additional resources to try and complete the works this evening. However, the new surfacing requires 5 hours before traffic can run
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A three year collaborative project to address environmental issues facing seven northern European upland areas has been officially launched in Donegal today. Donegal County Council is leading the ASCENT project, which was launched today in Dunlewey, in the shadows of Errigal, one of the pilot sites chosen for this project. The ASCENT acronym stands for
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A senior official with Derry and Strabane District Council says the Northern Ireland Economic Conference which took place yesterday in the City Hotel was a major success. It was the 21st year of the conference, and the first time it took place outside of Belfast. The council’s Head of Business Kevin O’Connor says the conference
NI Economic Conference a “major success” – Council Read More »
The GAA Programme, in association with Michael Murphy Sports and Leisure, is broadcast every Wednesday from 8.30pm – 9pm. It was champions night on this week’s programme, Glenswilly & Burt claimed the laurels last weekend in Donegal. A number of Glenswilly players & chairman Peter McConnell join Tom Comack in studio and Burt official Damian Dowds…
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